The BBC are planning to film a documentary series on mountain rescue and the
characters that form the backbone. They needed film footage to
put together a 'taster' which could be presented to the BBC Controller (the lady
who holds the purse strings)
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Shot of the team taken by the BBC after a full days
working with them on Buckbarrow |
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The team musters at the
bottom of Buckbarrow on the road up to Wasdale. A good turn out for
a Sunday practice..... I wonder why? |
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| Producer, Director,
Assistant Producer and Sound Technician are well kitted up for a day on
the crag |
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Director Dave doubles up
as cameraman for the day |
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Assistant Producer,
Andrea with the mini camera which was useful when hanging onto the side of
the crag |
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| Producer Lisa is
checking the mini cam which had to be attached to the stretcher head guard |
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Search dog Pippa and
Trainee dog Rose
(foreground) wait
patiently
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THE EXERCISE
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| Casualty in the stretcher
but still high on the crag. all ready for a vertical lower with
barrow boy attached |
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Stretcher on the way down the crag
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| Casualty off the
crag and in the warm bivvy tent receiving casualty care |
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| Rob Scott and Pete Baines chat
with stage casualty Paul Fligg before he is whisked off in the
helicopter.........."it only hurts when you hit the ground".
small comfort to Paul as he contemplates on how he will get his arms out
in a hurry.
Good practice for team members to
understand how a casualty might feel.
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A better shot of
Julian Carradice, Team Leader than the ones put on the website before
Xmas............shown opposite
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A different scenario calls for different attire......
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| RAF Sea King
helicopter flies into the casualty pick-up area. Essential for the
pilot to gauge the strong westerly wind whistling over the hillside.
Orange smoke was let off previous to this shot to give wind direction and
strength |
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RAF Winchman (and
Paramedic) now on the ground with the casualty group. He will check
on the condition of the casualty and check the rigging before it is
attached to the winch wire.
Note the mini cam attached to the head guard
of the stretcher to record the casualty view as he is being winched into
the helicopter some 50m above
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First the Team
Doctor, Mike Greene is winched aboard ready to receive the
casualty. Yes.... it is painful under the arms when you are
being winched up. Stretcher can just be seen on the bottom
left of the photo. |
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| Winchman just starting to
be lifted with the stretcher laying across his waist, and facing the
casualty |
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Now mid air and you
can just see the high-line which is loosely connected to the ground
party. This prevents the stretcher from spinning round in the strong
wind.
Once the stretcher is on board the
aircraft the high-line is jettisoned and picked up by the RAF crew at a
later time/ date.
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| Now level with the open
door, the Winchman is assisted by the Winch Operator to pull the
stretcher on board |
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